Patti Grace Smith Has Passed Away
I’m so sad: Patti Grace Smith, my older sister from another mother & the pioneering first FAA Assoc Admin for Com’l Space Transp, has died.
— James A. M. Muncy (@JamesMuncy) June 6, 2016
In her role at FAA, Patti Grace Smith was involved in granting a spaceport license to Mojave Airport and approvals for SpaceShipOne to conduct its test flights in 2003-04. She was a real pioneer in promoting commercial space in the United States.
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Virgin Galactic should honor her memory by naming on the air frames for SpaceShipTwo or even the White Knight Two, in her honor.